Albany Rail Yard opens Friday

The Albany Rail Yard, the new restaurant going into the extensively renovated Colonie building that was home to Appletini’s until it closed in January, will open Friday, according to a mention on Facebook. No food or drinks lists are posted, and I have yet to confirm days and hours of service.

When the new venture was announced in January, partner and general manager Mike Ryan told me the food would be Tex-Mex and barbecue, and the beer selection will feature a dozen drafts and 30 by the bottle.

We have tried to eat there 4 times including today. Hubby wanted BBQ. Today we went in were seated given menus waited awhile for the waitperson. She took our order and then came back and told us that they did not serve any BBQ until 4pm . No place on the menu did it state that. It was 3:30 pm when this happened. Hubby ordered water and I ordered ice tea. We asked for our bill for the beverages and the one gentlemen said it was on the house. Hubby left $5.00 on the table and we left.
Prior to this sign in window said Open and everything was locked up tight. Another time, bunches of cars in parking lot, sign said open and it was locked tight. We went around the side to where they were cooking and we were told it was training night. Another time, locked up tight at around 12 noon. We went across the river to Dinosaur BBQ. I would call before I went again ….and more than likely we will not be going back.

We went last weekend. Food was either really soggy, cold or super salty. We got the fried pickles that took 30 minutes to come. When we finally got them they were cold and way too salty and it looked like they dumped them right out of the fryer onto the pan. Our sandwiches were soggy and my Hubby’s burger looked and tasted like a Bubba burger. The fries looked like they tasted good but were still frozen in the middle. It also took them forever to bring us our beers. We will NOT be going back.

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